Football World Cup, Olympics terror threats growing, says Interpol

DOHA: Terror and cyber-security threats to major global sporting events, including football’s World Cup and the Olympics, are growing, Interpol’s secretary general warned on Tuesday.

Speaking on the fringes of a security conference in Doha, where the 2022 World Cup will be held, Jurgen Stock said “a spectrum” of threats, which also included hooliganism, now existed for big sports events.